Skills: IT / Technology projects, Financial Accounting, Project Reporting
IT Project Executive Reporting & Project Accounting Lead
Hybrid – 3 Days Per Week in London Office (Moorgate / EC2)
£80k - £90k base + bonus + benefits
Vice President, Banking
Are you a senior IT Project Reporting & Accounting professional with the confidence to lead high-value executive reporting in a global banking environment? Our client of 15 years, a prestigious international banking institution, is seeking an experienced Vice President in IT Portfolio Reporting and Project Accounting to take ownership of portfolio reporting and project financial governance within their technology department.
This is a senior position within Technology, responsible for executive project reporting, financial oversight of IT investment projects, and governance committee packs. You’ll also manage a small team (2 direct reports) and work closely with Finance, PMO and senior stakeholders (CIO, Portfolio Leads, EMEA Delivery Forum).
The Role
As Vice President, IT Project Executive Reporting & Project Accounting Lead, you will:
- Lead and own portfolio and project reporting, acting as the key custodian of monthly investment and governance packs for senior stakeholders.
- Oversee correct accounting practices for technology investment projects, ensuring financial controls and budget reporting are maintained to group policy standards.
- Chair and prepare documentation for investment governance forums and executive-level steering committees.
- Partner with senior IT, Finance, and Risk stakeholders across EMEA and global headquarters, providing trusted reporting, insights and recommendations.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive production of portfolio and investment reporting packs, ensuring submissions meet high standards and are audit-ready.
- Manage and continuously improve project investment financial reporting, bringing transparency and consistency across IT programmes.
- Oversee correct cost categorisation of project expenses and ensure compliance with financial policies and reporting standards.
- Provide clear reporting and commentary to CIO, Finance, Portfolio Leads, and executive committees.
- Champion the effective use of Planview as the "golden source" of programme and portfolio data.
- Actively support governance committees and risk working groups, ensuring accurate escalation of risks, issues, and dependencies.
- Strong track record in executive reporting, project accounting, and IT portfolio governance within a banking or large corporate environment.
- Deep knowledge of project cost categorisation and financial reporting (capital vs expense).
- Hands-on experience with Planview (or similar PPM tools) and advanced Excel.
- Strong knowledge of financial systems (Oracle Financials or similar) and proficiency across MS Office (PowerPoint, Word, Visio).
- Experience chairing governance forums, producing materials for senior leadership, and providing risk/financial commentary.
- Background in Waterfall IT project management lifecycles including RAID, baseline control, and resource planning.
Desirable: Accounting qualification (ACCA/ACA/CIMA), or PMO/Project Management certifications (Prince2, PMI, Agile, Six Sigma).
We are seeking a confident, detail-driven VP able to balance strategic oversight with hands-on delivery. You will combine strong analytical and numerical capability with excellent communication skills, able to engage, challenge, and influence senior stakeholders in a high-pressure environment.
This permanent position based in Central London (3 days per week onsite, 2 days per week WFH) pays a base salary of £80k - £90k plus a performance based bonus and benefits including a 10% employer pension contribution, life insurance, income protection, critical illness cover, generous holiday allowances with options to buy/sell, private medical insurance, premier health screening and a flexible benefits portal for optional extras via salary sacrifice.
